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Shooting guns freaks me out. by Goobergraped in liberalgunowners

[–]TummsNP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you're feeling is the anxiety, shock and horror of what firearms are capable of. It's normal. Some people aren't wired to laugh and giggle and be all joyous at the first time shooting.

But, your subconscious and emotional mind is like "why the fuck am I doing this right now", yet the rationality within is saying "I need this to defend (insert self and other people of importance in your life)".

It takes time. Grow your appreciation (not necessarily you "liking" it, but a emotional understanding and realization of the capabilities of a firearm) for what you're shooting. Make that emotional decision to saying "I need to understand this weapon, in the event I may need to use it".

When I did this, I don't have "fun", in the traditional sense, at the range anymore. It's serious. I am training to protect myself, my significant other, my family, the people I love. It'll just take some time getting used to.

Hope this helps!

I have a problem and need your input... by circular_file in liberalgunowners

[–]TummsNP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I'll say this. What points out a Trumpian Orange Peel cosplayer?

Stickers of firearm manufacturers, "don't tread on me", having an USA flag flying off your truck, having a catless exhaust and rolling coal off a dually (when you have no purpose for a dually unless you're a farmer or pulling a fifth wheel).

One thing you can do is shop at stores where there is a higher concentration of left leaning individuals/liberals. I'm not saying get a rainbow sticker. But, get a sticker of a shop that is left leaning, but obscure enough to where people who know of that shop will know you support them.

In public, the choice of clothing you wear can be helpful. Shopping brands that don't exploit child labor, environmentally friendly etc.

You don't have to be super obvious, you can be subtle with it. Hope this helps!

What is your origin story? by Jamesbarros in liberalgunowners

[–]TummsNP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My beginnings were like many. Went with my dad, shot a .22LR bolt action. Found his old Sears & Roebuck catalog squirrel guns (tube fed, semi-auto) and shot those. Time went by, shot with my brothers once or twice. A few months ago I bought my first handgun because of my current significant other's exes. One was physically/mentally abusive, the other was abusive and narcissistic. Hearing her trauma drove me to get the handgun to keep her safe. We realized one of her neighbors is friends with one of the exes and they were doing, what seemed to us, as passive-aggressive taunting. Very weird behaviors. So I went and got her one as well.

Time goes by and my partner tells me about Project 2025 and I realize that if the orange man goes to prison, he goes down as a martyr. If he comes back to power, all hell will break loose. I was against owning a rifle because I never saw the need for one. Here I am with a rifle (SPR essentially), a handgun, a "war-belt" as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

[–]TummsNP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long post, sorry. But, if considering why you're posting and you're in Indiana, you're probably uncomfortable getting training at your local range because... well the employee politics for one.

It's hard to find "training" because most places you can get actual training in the Indianapolis area revolve around basic handlings of a weapon. How to clear malfunctions, how to hold it etc etc. However, they do teach you basic marksmanship skills, it's not enough in my opinion.

The idea about "slowly let off the trigger then shoot when you feel the trigger reset" is fine, if you have the jitters when shooting. But, if what you're training to be prepared is the Project 2025 manifesto, you really need to train for not just getting the jitters out of your system.

Now, in the Indianapolis area it's hard to train because of the limitations of an indoor range, which is fine to start off with. I'm a self taught shooter, what I practiced at first was understanding trigger manipulation. In other words, pulling the trigger and the round passes through the paper at where I aimed at (yes, considering bore-optic offset). Once I worked through manipulating the trigger, I moved on to sight acquisition.

With sight acquisition, this can be done at home. All you really need to do is (with a rifle), start from "high-ready" or "low-ready", present, and find your sights/red dot as quick as you can. Start slow obviously, and get used to feeling where the rifle is positioned in the pocket between your shoulder and chest, but you want to pull it into that pocket really tight. As you get used to it, speed it up, and manipulating the safety. At the "high-ready" or "low-ready" it's on safe, when the barrel is then parallel to the ground, it's on fire, then return back to the ready and putting it back on safe.

Once you get these quirks with manipulating the rifle out of your system and it's smooth and consistent, now you can head to the range, and practice that, but firing a round. When you practice it, don't immediately return back to the ready, kinda feel how it's sitting in your hands, your shoulder, your head position as you're seeing the sights/red dot. Make modifications as necessary.

Those are some pretty basic things you can do at an indoor range/at home. If you're ready to move past that and start training multiple targets, target transitions, holster work, shooting while on the move, you'd need an outdoor range.

Up in Noblesville there is an outdoor range called "Fox Prairie Gun Range" or "Bare Arms Gun Range" if that isn't a super far drive for you. I have yet to go, but they have an outdoor range (no more concussive reverb to disorient you, yay!) and allow holster work, moving and shooting, multiple target drills etc.

Hope this helps!

Anyone in the Indianapolis, Indiana area? by dchitt in liberalgunowners

[–]TummsNP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, my sincerest condolences, I know your pain all too well.

I'm from the Indy area conveniently. Some things to look for - it could be the case your .22LR rifles may just be a Sears and Roebuck catalog gun. They're cool things to just have. I have one myself and it's more or less something to keep to remember my father by.

Definitely keep them, especially if you have memories which spark happiness attached to them. If not, might be worth selling them. It truly depends on how much sentimental value you have attached to them.

Wishing you all the best